Display case



Sept'. 2 1924. 1,507,453

S. BERMAN DISPLAY CASE Filed April 50. 1923 @f www a@ Patentedisept. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL BERMANLOF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DISPLAY CASE. .i

Application inea April` 30, 17923. serial No. 635,603.,

' intention of' becoming a citizen ofthe However,

United Stat-es), residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Display Cases, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference'being had to the .accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisl specification. i

My invention relates to display cases, and more particularly to refrigerated display cases. f

It is apurpose of my invention to provide a display case suitable for displaying food or other articles that are to be refrigerated, or for any other purpose where it is desirable that a case is provided withrdoors therein that are so mounted that any one of said doors may be opened without interfering with the other doors. Thus any number of doors may be opened simultane- I ously.

In the preferred yembodiment of the invention shown, the doors are mounted slidably in suitable guideways, so that the same4 can be moved from open position andremain in such open vpositionjwithout interfering with the adjacent doors. |The .guides preferably comprise an inclined portion with which the doors engage when in closed position, and a substantially horizontal portion with which the doors engage when in opened position.

It is valso a purpose of the invention to provide means for preventing pulling of the doors out of the guideway, said means being preferably in the form stop members on the guides and the doors v Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as the description of the accompanying drawings proceeds.

I desire tohave it distinctly' understood that I do not intend to limitxmyself to the exact details shown or described, but that I intend to includel as part` of my invention all such obvious changes and modifications of parts as would occur toa person skilled in this 'art and as would -fall within the scope ofthe claims.

In the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a display case made in accordance with my invention; l

Illinois, have as shown in Fig. j vided between the members 8 andA 12 and glass members l13 a closed position to an joined by a curved portion 21,

of cooperating.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a section. taken on the line -3;3""

of Fig. 2; and y Fig. 1 of Fig. 2.

`Referring in detail to the drawings, the

display case comprises member 5, a rear wall 6 and a top wall portion 7 of any suitable ounted on the member 5` arer bracket members 8, said bracket members being held inV position by means of theclamping brackets gaging themember 5. Th

tions 11, and mountedl on said members v8 and'll are glass plates 12 and :13, saidv held in positionvr on the' plates 12 being is a section `taken on the line 21e-41 a shelf-like base".

v material, such "asf wood, marble, or any other opaque material.

PATENT orme-r1,fly-fv members 8 by means ofthe clamping'strips.

14 held in place p 4. Felt strips 16 are prothe members 14V tight joint. In a and 12 to make an airsimilar manner the plate are lheld 'in means of the. clamping strips 17. The bracket members l inclined extensions 18 extending downward` 8 areV provided with by means ofthe screws 15,.

position by j ly at an angle from theportion 11, and the portion 1l and the portion 18 are provided with flanges 19 and vthe portion vided with flanges l20. The flanges 1,9'V onl the portions 11 and 18 of the memberl 8 are and are pro'-l 11 is pro-f.

vided with laterally extending lugs '22.

The lower end portion of the provided with a horizontalv 23, a vertically extending to the member 7 26.` The members' 19 and j ways. on the portions 11 andthe flanges 19 on the portions 18 form supports for the door frames 27, which arev glass panes 28 ifdesired.

at the lower ends thereof` which areadapted` portions` 23 and" Said 'frame member 18 "is flange portiony portion y24` and a securing" portion k25 for securing the same! by means of the members- 2O form guide-5V full lines in.

provided. ySaid frames'arev provided with beveled portions l29and 30,'

, interior when the doors are 1n Fig. 2, the same will close the display case as clearly shown in Fig. l, closing the space between the glass panes 13 and the portion 7 of the case.

It will also be seen that by grasping the handles 32 provided on tlie doors, the same can be readily moved from the full line position shown in Fig. 2 to the dotted line position shown in said figure. lVhen the doors are moved to the dotted line position shown in Fig. l, the same will be in such a position that access can be readily had to the of the display case, and it will also be seen upon `reference to Fig. l that when the doors are in such position they will not interfere with each other, and any or all of the doors can be opened as desired.

It will be further noted from Fig. 2 that the dotted line position, the same will remain in such position unless moved again to the full line position, due to the fact that the doors are then in a horizontal position, and can easily be maintained in such position.

In order to prevent pulling the door too far outwardly when the same is being moved into position to close the same, the cooperating stops Q2 and 31 are provided, said stopsacting to limit tlie movement of the door by being so positioned that the same will not interfere with the engagement. of the beveled Vfaces 29 and 30 with the portions Q3 and 24.

It is to be understood that the case described above may be refrigerated in any desired manner.

Having thus described my invention, wh at I desire to claim and secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:

l. In a display case, guide members comprising substantially horizontally extending straight portions, inclined straight por tions and curved portions joining said horizontally extending and inclined portions, and doors slidably mounted between said guide members, said guide members having lower flanges comprising horizontally extending guiding and supporting flange portions, inclined guiding and sealing flange portions and curved guiding flange portions joining said horizontally extendingflange portions and said inclined flange portions, said doors sliding on said flanges.

2. In a display case, guide members coniprising substantially horizontally extending straight portions, inclined straight portions and curved portions joining said horizontally extending and inclined portions, and doors slidably mounted between said guide members, said guide members having lower flanges comprising horizontallyA extending guiding and supporting flange portions, inclined guiding and sealing flange portions and curved guiding flange portions joining said horizontally extending flange portions and said inclined flange portions, said doors sliding on said flanges and upper horizontally extending flangesA on the horizontal portion of said guide members for retaining said doors in horizontal position.

3. In a displaycase, guide members coniprisiiig substantially horizontally extending straight portions. inclined straight portions and curved portions joining said horizon tally extending and inclined portions, and doors slidably mounted between said guide members, said guide members having lower flanges comprising guiding and supporting flange portions, inclined guiding and and 'curved flange portions joining said horizontally extending flangeportions and said inclined flange portions, said doors sliding on said flanges, said guide members having laterally extending stop members thereon and depending stop members on said doors cooperating therewith.

Ll. Iii a display case, prising substantially horizontally extending guide portions, inclined guide portions and curved portions joining said horizontally extending aiid inclined portions, and doors slidably mounted between said guide menibers, said guide members having lower g flanges comprising horizontally extending flange portions, inclined guiding and sealing flange portions and curved flange portions joining said horizontally extending portions and said inclined portions, on said flanges and upper horizontal flanges on said guide members for retainingsaid doors in horizontal position, said upper anges terminating opposite the curved portions of said lower flanges.

5. A frame member for display cases coniprising a horizontally extending portion having upper and lower laterally extending guide flanges, a. portion inclined at an ing a lower guide flange, a curved portion having a lower curved guide flange joining the lower flanges on said inclined and horizontal portions of said frame member and` means on opposite ends of said frame meni-- ber for securing Iii scribe my name this y23rd day of A. D., 1923.

the same in position..

April,

SAMUEL Bastian. j.

horizontally extending,

sealing flange portionsguide members com-` said doors slidingl witness whereof, I hereunto sub-V oblique angle to said horizontal portion hav- 

